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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Amendment No. 3
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
100557107
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Mr. C. James Koch
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
(b) |X|
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
Number 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
of shares
benefic- 4,839,456
ially
owned
by each
reporting
person
with
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,839,456
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,839,456
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES X
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
23.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's principal executive offices:
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
Item 2(a) Name of person filing:
C.James Koch
Item 2(b) Address of principal business office or, if none, residence:
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
U.S.A.
Item 2(d) Title of class of securities:
Class A Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
100557107
Item 3 If Statement filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or Dealer
(b) |_| Bank
(c) |_| Insurance Company
(d) |_| Investment Company
(e) |_| Investment Advisor
(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund or Endowment
Fund
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company
(h) |_| Group
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amounts beneficially owned:
As of December 31, 1998, Mr. Koch owned directly
726,367 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock
and had the right to acquire directly (i) 4,107,355
shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock upon the
conversion of an equal number of shares of the
Issuer's Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Koch and
(ii) 5,734 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common
Stock upon the exercise of vested stock options.
In addition, Mr. Koch may be deemed to beneficially
own 1,472 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common
Stock owned by his spouse, 332,835 shares of the
Issuer's Class A Common Stock held by a trust in
which his children have a pecuniary interest, and
281,718 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock
held by by a trust in which he he has a pecuniary
interest. Mr. Koch disclaims such beneficial
ownership.
(b) Percent of class:
Mr. Koch beneficially owns 23.6% of the Issuer's
Class A Common Stock. In addition, Mr. Koch could
be deemed to be a benficial owner, for purposes of
this Schedule 13G, of an additional 616,025 shares
of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer as described
in item 4(a) above. Beneficial ownership of such
shares would constitute beneficial ownership of an
additional 3.0% of the Issuer's Class A Common
Stock.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,839,456
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 4,839,456
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
Not applicable
Item 6 Ownership of more than 5% on behalf of another person:
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and classification of the subsidiary which
acquired the security being reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and classification of members of the Group:
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 11, 1999 /s/C. James Koch
C. James Koch